How to Grow Agave americana Plants in your Garden

Agave americana Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Agave americana
• Common Name: Century plant mediopicta alba
• Growing Zone: USA: 8 to 11
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Indoor Plant, Perennial, Succulents and Cacti

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 72 to 120
• Plant Spread (Inches): 72 to 120
• Time of Bloom:
• Flower Details: White, Yellow
• Leaf Foliage: Blue, Silvery
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Rounded

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Partially shady to full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Grows slowly
• Suitable Soil Types: Acidic, Adaptable, Alkaline, Clay, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Slightly alkaline, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Dry

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance: Medium
• Propagation: From offsets taken in spring or autumn
• How to Prune: Not usually required
• Pests: May be attacked byscale insects
• Diseases: Usually pest free

Further Information

• Can Attract:
• Tolerant of: Drought, Dry Soil
• Best Garden Use: Container, En masse , Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen
• Family:
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: Entices birdlife to the garden, Attractive foliage, North American native, Naturalizing, Some parts are poisonous, Flowers are rare, Blooms are very showy
• Genus Detail: Agave
• Further Reading and References: Here and Here